Mike Sampson

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Favorite Movies: The Shawshank Redemption, Jaws, Boogie Nights, Goodfellas, The Jerk, Raiders of read more the Lost Ark, The Untouchables (recent) 21 Grams, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Anchorman

Likes: German women, the VX-980 hair blower, my chest hair, fighting beach read more crime, my talking black Trans-Am...oh wait, that's David Hasselhoff

Post-tsunami, Warner Bros. pulls Hereafter from Japanese theaters

Posted 15 years ago

HEREAFTER was nominated for a visual effects Academy Award for its harrowing opening sequence that depicts a devastating tsunami. While the movie hits DVD and Blu-ray tomorrow here in the US, the movie was just beginning to play theaters in...

Futuristic Duncan Jones film Mute to become a graphic novel first

Posted 15 years ago

When I first heard the news that producers were looking to develop a sequel or prequel to BLADE RUNNER, the first non-Ridley Scott person I thought of to direct was Duncan Jones. But Jones has been working on his own...

UPDATE: Darren Aronofsky can’t kick his drug habit

Posted 15 years ago

UPDATE – Contrary to the LA Times report, reps for Darren Aronofsky have confirmed to JoBlo.com that the director and his production company Protozoa have nothing to do with Brad Furman’s INTRICATE. So proceed with your day accordingly… It used...

A Guide to SXSW: Late Night Screenings

Posted 15 years ago

For the second straight year, JoBlo.com will be heading down to Austin for SXSW, which, for my money, is one of the best damn film festivals you can attend. It’s not as chic as Sundance nor as star-studded as Toronto,...

SNL vets Andy Samberg and Bill Hader team with sitcom stars Donald Glover and Aubrey Plaza

Posted 15 years ago

SNL stars Andy Samberg and Bill Hader are teaming up for a big-screen comedy but before you get your hopes up, it’s not the blockbuster LASER CATS! film we’ve all been waiting for. Instead Samberg and Hader will co-star with...

1..2..3..4!! Check out four new unreleased Sex Bob-Omb tracks!

Posted 15 years ago

With two full soundtracks and a motherf*cker of a Blu-ray, you’d think you’ve seen and heard all there is to see and hear on SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD. Not quite. Four unreleased Sex Bob-Omb songs have made their way...

Howdy pardner, check out this Western comic anthology from a few familiar faces

Posted 15 years ago

We’ve got a lot of talented people working for us at JoBlo.com and I’m always proud of their extracurricular activities. The latest staffers to hit it big are current News Editor, Dave Davis, and former Comics Editor, Sean Fahey. The...

UPDATE: Broadway producers to Spider-Man director: Major changes or you’re fired

Posted 15 years ago

UPDATE – It looks like the possibility has become a reality. The New York Daily News is reporting that producers of “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” have officially fired director Julie Taymor. The show will also temporarily shut down while...

Stallone to return for Expendables 2 but not as director

Posted 15 years ago

Millennium Films, the production company behind THE EXPENDABLES, is moving forward with a sequel to last year’s surprise hit with one catch: Sylvester Stallone won’t be writing or directing the second time around. Fret not, Stallone will still star in...

Exclusive: No way out in this new Source Code TV spot

Posted 15 years ago

SOURCE CODE will be making its premiere this Friday in Austin at SXSW. I’ll be there in the audience to report back on the affair as well as to chat with director Duncan Jones and star Jake Gyllenhaal. I read...

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